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R. B. AMES.

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No. 412,062. Patented ont. 1, 1889.

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ROBERT BRIGHAM AMES, OF MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,062, dated October1, 1889.

Application led July 29, 1889. Seralllo. 319,049. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT BRIGHAM AMES, a citizen of the United States,residing atMarlborough, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSleds; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the sam e, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specication, and to the letters andligures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sleds;and it has for its object to provide a simple, strong, and durable sled,wherein each runner is free to automatically adjust itself lto anyinequalities in the road without in any way interfering with its mate.The novelty resides in the peculiarities of construction, and the novelcombinations, arrangement, and adaptation of part-s, all as more fullyhereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularlypoint-ed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the let# ters of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, land in which- Figure l is a perspective view of adouble runner constructed in accord ance with my invention. Fig. 2 is asectional det-ail showing the connection of the axle with the post ofone of the runners.

Referring to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates arunner, and, as each is of the same make, a description of one willsuffice for all. The runner is formed of the post a, the rave a', andthe runner a2. The iron of the runner extends upon and a short distancealong the top of the rave, as shown at c3. Each post is braced by meansof two brace-irons B, the forward one of which has a vertical portionwhich passes through the rave and receives upon its end a nut b, awasher b being used to prevent wearing of the parts.

Each two runners are connected together as follows: C is ashaft or rodwhich passes loosely through the posts of the two runners, and upon eachend outside the post is provided with a nut The openings in the poststhrough which the shaft passes are provided with a sleeve c,

as shown in Fig. 2, in which the reduced ends of the shaft loosely turn,each end of the shaft being provided inside the post with a collar orflange d, as shown. On the shaft inside these collars is secured thehead-block D, through which passes the hing-bolt E, the squared head ofwhich is secured in a socket in the under side thereof between the shaftand the head-block, as shown in Fig. l. By this construction each partof the runner is free to turn on its end'of the shaft in dependent ofthe other runner, so that in passing over rough roads there s nostraining and twisting of the parts. i

The forward ends of the front runners are provided with suitable eyes c,into which are hooked the hooks f of the pole E.

On the rear head-block are the brace-bars G, having at their free endseyes by which they are secured to the under side of the platform.(Represented by dotted lines in Fig. l.)

H are hooked rods pi votally attached to the rear runners, to the ravesthereof, and their free ends adapted to engage eyes on the rearhead-block to steady and strengthen the parts. The front and rearholsters are placed upon these head-blocks, as shown in Fig. l, and theplatform rests upon the bolsters.

The rear and front runners are connected together by means of thecross-bar K, which is provided at its rear edge with the hooks k, whichengage the eyes Z on the front ends of the rear runners, the saidcross-bar having attached thereto a V-shaped iron L, the forward end ofwhich is pivotally connected with the hing-bolt, as shown. This allowsthe parts to adjust themselves freely each in..

dependent of the other.

By the above construction the whole device may be readily taken apartfor storage or other-purposes. The hinge is brought directly over therunner and at the bottom of the bearer, provides alight, yet durable,sled, and one that will carry a load steadily and with little power overrough places and side hills.

That I claim as new is l. The combination, with the runners, of theshaft connecting the same, having reduced ends passed through openingsin the posts of the runners, nuts on the ends of the shaft,

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and sleeves c in the o eninos in the osts and through which the reducedends of the each other, of the head-block on the shaft, and theking-bolt passed through the head-block and having its lower endsecurely held there- 15 in, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT BRIGI-IAM AMES.

Witnesses:

RUFUs O. CLARK, GEORGE B. GIBSON.

